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JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 1, Physics question 36

In interference experiment the path difference between two interfering waves at a point AA on the screen is λ/3\lambda/3, where λ\lambda is the wavelength of these waves, and at another point BB the path difference is λ/6\lambda/6. The ratio of intensities at points AA and BB is ________.

Choose one option
Answer and worked solution

Official answer: C

Intensity. I∝cos⁡2ϕ2I\propto\cos^2\dfrac\phi2.

  • A: ϕ=2π3\phi=\tfrac{2\pi}3, so I∝14I\propto\tfrac14.
  • B: ϕ=π3\phi=\tfrac\pi3, so I∝34I\propto\tfrac34.

Ratio: 13\tfrac13.

(C)